H5N1 bird flu found at five more Pakistani poultry farms

The deadly H5N1 stain of bird flu has been confirmed at five more poultry farms near the Pakistani capital Islamabad and 25,000 chickens there have been culled.

The disease was reported at the farms in Tarlai, a village about 13 miles from Islamabad, said Mohammed Afzal, a spokesman for the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.

The outbreak in Tarlai was reported days after the deadly strain was confirmed at a farm in another village near the capital.